Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-07-13

Fuel company. ......... SO? sT,632 80
where their statement shows during the same
time they only sold him SIG tons and $50
pounds at sS @ per ton, s4,6ssa 81, making a
Mr.. Colby, to account for this deficiency,
says that there was not enough money in
come OF the other appropriations and that he
had to use funds from the fuel fund and 9TH
ers in order to carry out the several improve.
ments. He kept Q statement of the amount
used on outside improvements. which he
found the second day of his examination, in
which he claimed he had used from the sew
eral funds $4,e65 Exhibit c. on improve
ments not provided for.
He is an architect and builder, but he could
give no definite information as to the cost of
any other improvements except those given in
his list All Of the improvements given by
Colby Exhibit @ are included in those
claimed to have been completed by the spec
ial appropriation in the trustees report to
Governor Pierce, November 30. 1856:
Page Z, Trustees Report: Goal shed, cost
5000"
Page 4, Trustees Report: Three brick els
ferns, built with money appropriated, $3.50,
Page 3, Trustees Report: They claim to
have put in q No. | system OF sewerage ut a
cost OF $l,50. just the amount appropriated
for that purpose In this statement he claims
to have spent s700 extra
AS6SH 1SOPOtt. IL IuotTt6
claim that out Of the $3.50 for completing
main building the area walls were raised anu
grading all done. Colby now claims this cost
extra s45A.
Page s, Trustees Report: The trustees
ing the same was paid out Of q, 500 appropri-
tecd for repairs. Colby now claims that this
was an outside matter and cost him s225.
They also clam storm houses were built
out OF the same fnnd. Colby claims now $50
Nasrr< aHI 4 ak,~N 1860. 80 1870 r
trustees report, and 4ta5 for repairing gas
house. Here Is Se3I work on sewerage over
and above appropriation tsce pages Z and s
trustees report) where they claim it was done
for sIl,JM. Tho above covers all the extras
of Cobby's statement and amounts to "a, aGj,
and by following the report made by the trus-
tees these matters have all been accounted for
out Of their appropriate funds.
The trustees claim to have given the report
on November 30, 1885,, special attention, met
several times to consider II, and that they
consider ii truo and correct. AZ the trustees
failed to give definite account of the separate
bills OF The improvements made, / sent James
Kingsbury and A. NJ, English, contractors aud
builders, 10 make estimates of the costs of the
general improvements made under Cobby's
management, and l hereby submit their
sworn statement, which shows that out of the
e3,250 appropriation all of the several i'm
provements made and enumerated in their
report OF November 30, 1855, ought to have
boon made at q cost Of ", 7}1.1S; out of tho
$1,000 appropriation S4,11 81; ont OF the
$500 appropriation for repairs, $Sai. Sc; ac-
tual cost OF improvements made s7,12So5; ap-
propriated for the same -, 80, which ought
to have left o balance in those three funds of
u, a2l 81
On the ground Improvements fund Colby
claims to have accomplished everything OF
the ground at a cost of s., SEQ, just the amount
Of The appropriation, including tho fouatain
and concrete walk. The concrete walk was
paid for oft of the fund for employees wages,
October q, 1886 i. p. Wilcox, $3.50 60 Cob
by's voucher Of April 1855, on improve
ment Of ground fund, he draws $3.50 for for
est trees Genera Dewey, from whom tho
same were purchased, only received si0o, and
Colby now says that 10 all he paid Dewey,
but that he drew on estimates. He further
says that they commenced planting as soon a.
they could 60 10 work in the spring, and
Dewey says he had al understanding with
Colby Ne to the price 1T thu trees long prior
TO the tune he commenced planting by the
middle Of April (no witness can give exact
datel; aud yet Colby, on April -, 1885, esti-
mates that the forest trees will cost him $500.
the contract with Dewey prior to the time of
commencing work.
From the investigation Just made. / find
there 10 . shortage in the following funds
handled by Colby:
APPROPRIATE oNa
New building appropriation. .......$ 1900 on
Completing main buildin approp'n $3.50 0N
Improving grounds appropriation. $500 ..
Fuel fund appropriation. ........ la,5gO w
Total appropriation ...,,ss,...s M. !al %
New building fupd, completing nasia
psadlaN tunds lsp6iitah MP